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快餐

kuài cān · kuai can

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Meaning

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  1. fast food
  2. snack
  3. quick meal
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  1. Dengdeng

    中午(zhōngwǔ)去(qù)吃(chī)快餐(kuàicān)吧(ba)。

    Let us have fast food for lunch.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)慢慢(mànmàn)吃(chī)。

    I want to eat slowly.

  3. Dengdeng

    吃(chī)快餐(kuàicān)最(zuì)方便(fāngbiàn)，十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    Fast food is the most convenient. Ten minutes and it is done.

  4. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)二十分钟(èrshífēnzhōng)才(cái)吃到(chīdào)快餐(kuàicān)。

    Last time I waited twenty minutes for fast food.

  5. Dengdeng

    那是(nàshi)因为(yīnwèi)人(rén)太多(tàiduō)了(le)。

    That was because there were too many people.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)还(hái)叫(jiào)快餐(kuàicān)吗(ma)？

    Then is it still fast food?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)中(zhōng)午(wǔ)常(cháng)吃(chī)快(kuài)餐(cān)，因(yīn)为(wèi)省(shěng)时(shí)间(jiān)。

He often eats fast food at noon because it saves time.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)快(kuài)餐(cān)店(diàn)生(shēng)意(yì)一(yì)直(zhí)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

This fast food restaurant has always done good business.

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快
kuài

rapid; quick

餐
cān

meal; to eat

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